Israel's beneficent dead

<p>This investigation aims to ascertain whether or not the Israelites believed in the supernatural beneficent power of the dead. First, a lexicon of selected mortuary practices and beliefs is outlined. In the Israelite context, those rites most likely to reflect this belief are necromancy and...

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Main Author: Schmidt, B
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 1992
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